Butterfly Pea/Shankhpushpi/Aprajita Flower Live Healthy Plant

🌱Butterfly Pea Plant

🌿 1. Choose Seeds or Cuttings

• Use fresh butterfly pea seeds (blue or white flower variety).
• You can also grow from stem cuttings of a healthy vine.

🌞 2. Sunlight

• Needs full sunlight (at least 5–6 hours/day).
• Can tolerate partial shade but flowers best in full sun.

🌾 3. Soil

• Prefers well-draining soil, slightly sandy or loamy.
• Mix with a little compost or cow dung manure for nutrients.

💧 4. Watering

• Keep soil moist but not soggy.
• Water 2–3 times a week — more in hot weather, less in rainy season.

🌸 5. Support / Trellis

• It’s a climbing vine, so provide a fence, net, or stick for support.

🌼 6. Growth & Flowering

• Germinates in 7–10 days.
• Starts flowering in 8–10 weeks.
• Flowers bloom daily — pick regularly to encourage more.

🌾 7. Maintenance

• Prune lightly to keep shape and encourage new growth.
• Add organic fertilizer or compost every 3–4 weeks.
• Protect from aphids or caterpillars with neem spray if needed.

🌻 8. Harvest

• Pluck fresh flowers daily for tea or drying.
• You can collect seed pods when they dry and turn brown.